Riyadh vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Riyadh Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1278
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2887
$5264
🏠 One person rent
$660
$1436
🏘️ Family rent
$1026
$2340
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$244
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2178
$3258
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
68
84
😀 Quality of life
75
93
🏙️ Population
8M
2.73M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 46% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 3955th and 269th ($1278 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Riyadh compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Toronto ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 917th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$65.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$5.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$1511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$1256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1122
$2615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$2059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$75.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.7
$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1718
$9366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$7395
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.8
$116
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$2.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.7
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$99.5
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$57.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$1156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6836
$19602

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$858
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$750
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$952
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$987
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$907
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$880
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1245
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1277
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1277
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$960
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$843
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1964
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1797
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1384
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$880
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$555
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$543
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$785
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$553
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$634
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$815
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$687
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$829
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$686
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$688
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$633
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1028
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$687
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$686
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$606
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$542
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$992
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$947
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$632
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$833
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$688
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$650

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$2301
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$2167
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2078
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2030
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2167
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2266
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$1682
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1588
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2090
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1682
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1760
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$1925
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2319
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1755
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1431
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1823
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1698
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2013
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2007
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2014
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$1918
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1418
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1793
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2008
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$1649
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1892
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$1805
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2021
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2012
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2013
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1753
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2019
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1797
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2007
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2019
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1728
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2024
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2021
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2020